14-92176 - Stabbing

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On July 1, at 9:20 p.m., officers responded to the playground area behind Alderney Landing for a report of a male who had been stabbed. The victim, a 19-year-old man from Dartmouth suffered two stab wounds to the abdomen.  He was transported to the QE2 Hospital where he was treated and later released. A suspect was arrested in the immediate vicinity of the incident approximately 10 minutes after the stabbing had occurred. This man,who is also 19-years-old, is still in police custody and will be appearing later today in Dartmouth Provincial court to face charges of assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon dangerous.